Suzanne Frazier Interview with D'art Gallery

D'art Gallery

900 Santa Fe Drive

Denver, CO 80204

Gallery Hours:  Thursdays Noon - 5 pm, Fridays Noon - 7 pm, Saturdays Noon - 5 pm Sundays 1 - 4 pm.

Exhibition Dates:  11/12/20-12/6/20 

I was interviewed for the "Shift in Perspective" Exhibition at D'art Gallery Exhibition at D'art Gallery.

 

The exhibition ends on Sunday, December 6, 2020

Artist Talk by Suzanne Frazier & Paula Peacock at D'art Gallery

 D'art Gallery

900 Santa Fe Drive

Denver, CO 80204

Gallery Hours:  Thursdays Noon - 5 pm, Fridays Noon - 7 pm, Saturdays Noon - 5 pm Sundays 1 - 4 pm.

Exhibition Dates:  11/12/20-12/6/20

Artist Talk:  11/28/20  3 - 4 pm

“Shift in Perspective” – Solo Exhibitions by Paula Peacock & Suzanne Frazier

“Shift in Perspective” displays each artist’s navigation towards spiritual evolution starting with Paula Peacock’s paintings and mixed media sculptures arising out of her grief on the death of her son, then shifting to paintings by Suzanne Frazier exploring the opening of consciousness in the morning light. The Main Gallery is divided to give a dedicated space for each artist to display an entire body of work.

“Altered Soul” – Solo Exhibition by Paula Peacock

“Altered Soul”, a solo exhibition by Paula Peacock, displays a visual journal of an artists' lonely passage through grief, heartache, and depression in search for peace after the death of her son. Realizing that each painting takes her closer towards healing, she looks deep within herself and learns that each moment is a lesson in growth and love. She shares her awareness that spiritual evolution arrives with a higher understanding of why we are here and why we leave.

Using her own life's experiences as her source of inspiration, Paula Peacock portrays ordinary objects with emotion, a touch of elegance, and a provocative glow with inter-plays of light. Working primarily in oils, in the manner of realism, her work reflects a combination of layered symbolism in the style of the classical table top still life involving subject matters with results that are thought provoking yet peaceful to the eye and mind.

The paintings and mix media sculptures displayed in this exhibit have won numerous awards including First Place in the 'All Colorado' exhibit in Littleton. She has exhibited in art museums and galleries in the US and her work can be found in many collections throughout the US, Canada, Italy, Denmark, and England. Her work can be viewed at:   https://www.paulapeacock.com

“Spirit Light” – Solo Exhibition by Suzanne Frazier

For Suzanne Frazier, art is a vehicle for exploring the exterior and interior landscape of our existence on this planet. Each painting reflects her emotional response to the morning light that offers up spiritual solace and peace. Through this work, Suzanne explores the inspiration of the morning light to provide a meditative experience towards spiritual evolution.

Comprised of twelve oil paintings, Suzanne’s body of work explores a contemplative view of the Colorado landscape. Each painting lives in its own place and time, free from a particular association to a specific landscape. She shares her contemplation inviting the viewer to a new way of seeing. 

  

Suzanne Frazier combines a BFA degree in Studio Arts from the University of Colorado with a BA degree in Philosophy from Lake Erie College to create a philosophical/meditative approach to art making. In 2015, Suzanne published the book, Contemplative Art describing her meditative painting process and definition for contemplative art. Her work is in private collections in the United States, Canada, Japan and Europe. Her work can be viewed at https://suzannefrazierartist.com

"Shift in Prespective" - 2 Solo Exhibitions by Suzanne Frazier & Paula Peacock at D'art Gallery

 D'art Gallery

900 Santa Fe Drive

Denver, CO 80204

Gallery Hours:  Thursdays Noon - 5 pm, Fridays Noon - 7 pm, Saturdays Noon - 5 pm Sundays 1 - 4 pm.

Exhibition Dates:  11/12/20-12/6/20

Shift in Perspective” – Solo Exhibitions by Paula Peacock & Suzanne Frazier

“Shift in Perspective” displays each artist’s navigation towards spiritual evolution starting with Paula Peacock’s paintings and mixed media sculptures arising out of her grief on the death of her son, then shifting to paintings by Suzanne Frazier exploring the opening of consciousness in the morning light. The Main Gallery is divided to give a dedicated space for each artist to display an entire body of work.

“Spirit Light” – Solo Exhibition by Suzanne Frazier

For Suzanne Frazier, art is a vehicle for exploring the exterior and interior landscape of our existence on this planet. Each painting reflects her emotional response to the morning light that offers up spiritual solace and peace. Through this work, Suzanne explores the inspiration of the morning light to provide a meditative experience towards spiritual evolution.

Comprised of twelve oil paintings, Suzanne’s body of work explores a contemplative view of the Colorado landscape. Each painting lives in its own place and time, free from a particular association to a specific landscape. She shares her contemplation inviting the viewer to a new way of seeing.   

Suzanne Frazier combines a BFA degree in Studio Arts from the University of Colorado with a BA degree in Philosophy from Lake Erie College to create a philosophical/meditative approach to art making. In 2015, Suzanne published the book, Contemplative Art describing her meditative painting process and definition for contemplative art. Her work is in private collections in the United States, Canada, Japan and Europe. Her work can be viewed at https://suzannefrazierartist.com

“Altered Soul” – Solo Exhibition by Paula Peacock

“Altered Soul”, a solo exhibition by Paula Peacock, displays a visual journal of an artists' lonely passage through grief, heartache, and depression in search for peace after the death of her son. Realizing that each painting takes her closer towards healing, she looks deep within herself and learns that each moment is a lesson in growth and love. She shares her awareness that spiritual evolution arrives with a higher understanding of why we are here and why we leave.

Using her own life's experiences as her source of inspiration, Paula Peacock portrays ordinary objects with emotion, a touch of elegance, and a provocative glow with inter-plays of light. Working primarily in oils, in the manner of realism, her work reflects a combination of layered symbolism in the style of the classical table top still life involving subject matters with results that are thought provoking yet peaceful to the eye and mind.

The paintings and mix media sculptures displayed in this exhibit have won numerous awards including First Place in the 'All Colorado' exhibit in Littleton. She has exhibited in art museums and galleries in the US and her work can be found in many collections throughout the US, Canada, Italy, Denmark, and England. Her work can be viewed at:   https://www.paulapeacock.com

Here's another video featuring the work:

"Pine Tree" in "Turning Leaves of Fall" Exhibition at R Gallery in Boulder Colorado

 R Gallery

2027 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80302

(Located just North of the Boulder Mall on the West side of Broadway.)

Gallery Hours:  Tuesday - Sunday    11 am to 6 pm

Exhibition Dates:  10/27/20 - 12/6/20

I am delighted to have a piece in the October -December Exhibition "Turning Leaves of Fall".

"Pine Tree", 10" x 8" Oil Painting

Women's Caucus for Art - Small Works Exhibition

 40 West Art Gallery

1560 Teller Street, Lakewood, CO 80214

Hours:  Noon to 4 pm  Wednesday - Saturday

Exhibition Dates:   9/2/20 - 9/26/20

I am delighted to be showing three works in the "Small Works" Exhibition at 40 West Art Gallery with the Colorado Chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art.

(top) Sunrise Light,
(middle) Morning Rocks,
(bottom) Fall Foggy Sunrise,
12 inches x 15 inches oil paintings

The Colorado Chapter of the national organization  Women's Caucus for Art has 80 women artists working within Colorado. The Colorado Chapter has been an active member of the WCA since 1990. WCA CO is celebrating the 30 year Anniversary participating in the National Women's Caucus of Art.

"Aspen Fall Afternoon" on Exhibition at R Gallery in Boulder Colorado

R Gallery

2027 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80302

(Located just North of the Boulder Mall on the West side of Broadway.)

Gallery Hours:  Tuesday - Sunday    11 am to 6 pm

Mountains, Peaks & Waterfalls

Exhibition Dates:    8/13/20 - 9/17/20

I am delighted to have "Aspen Fall Afternoon"  from my Colorado Foothills Series on display in Boulder at the R Gallery in the "Mountains, Peaks & Waterfalls" Exhibition.

Here's the link to the website:  Click Here

"Aspen Fall Afternoon" 16" x 20" Oil Painting

"Boketto #12 on Exhibition at R Gallery In Boulder Colorado

R Gallery

2027 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado 80302

(Located just North of the Boulder Mall on the West side of Broadway.)

Gallery Hours:  Tuesday - Sunday    11 am to 6 pm

Meaning in Abstraction

Exhibition Dates:  7/30/20 - 9/17/20

I am delighted to have "Boketto #12" from my Boketto Series on display in Boulder at the R Gallery in the "Meaning in Abstraction" Exhibition.

Here's the link to the website:  Click Here

D'art Gallery: "Andrà Tutto Bene" Member Exhibition

D'art Gallery

900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204

Exhibition Dates:  5/15/20 - 6/14/20

“Andrà Tutto Bene” translated as “Everything is Going To Be All Right”.  The phrase has gone viral all over Italy and is spreading out across the world to share a message of hope.

The lyrics of the song Andrà Tutto Bene are:

 

Cities are vacant like they've never been

Everyone's scared of what blows in the wind

The plans we all had, have all gone down the drain

Our lives were postponed, but I know in the end we'll be

Alright

We stand together as one

(Left)  "Rocky Mountain Sunset", 24" x 24"
(Center) "Rocky Mountain Sunrise", 24" x 24"
(Right) "Rocky Mountain On Top Of The World", 24: x 24"

I have three paintings in this exhibition from my Rocky Mountain Series:  "Rocky Mountain Sunset", "Rocky Mountain Sunrise" and "Rocky Mountain On Top of the World".  I picked these three paintings because they were painted about "new beginnings" and at this time on our planet we have a chance to make new beginnings. 

“D’art Gallery Walk Up Window Members Exhibition”

D'art Gallery
900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204

Exhibition Dates:  3/24/20 - 5/15/20

Since we can't invite people into the gallery to view our work during the COVID19 Stay at Home period, the gallery members moved the gallery walls to the front of the entrance to D'art Gallery. We created a front window exhibition of smaller work by fourteen gallery members.

Here are photos of the exhibition:

Here's a link to a video of the exhibition:   https://youtu.be/2CNQpfLYLuc

I have one piece in the exhibition:   Wild Fire Sunset, Oil Painting 10 inches by 20 inches.
Price: $250.

Suzanne Frazier, Wild Fire Sunset, Oil Painting 10" x 20 "

Boketto Exhibition Closes Early

Because of the coronavirus, the Boketto Exhibition closed on Saturday, March 14.

With deep appreciation to everyone who visited D'art Gallery during the exhibition of work by Lisa Calzavara and Suzanne Frazier, the exhibitions "Shadow's Breath" and "Boketto" have closed a week early due to the Coronavirus health situation. Thank you to everyone who was able to see the show the 3 previous weeks.

In the best interest of both the artists and the visitors to D'art Gallery, the gallery will remain closed until further notice. We are hoping that by May 21, we can open the doors to the gallery.

If things improve, then D'art Gallery will open sooner.

Video of "Boketto" Exhibition by Suzanne Frazier at D'art Gallery

900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204

Exhibition Dates:  February 27 - March 22, 2020

Gallery Hours: Thursday, Noon to 5pm, Friday, Noon to 9 pm, Saturday, Noon to 5 pm, Sunday, 1 pm to 4 pm.

Video of Boketto Exhibition

Photos of "Boketto" Exhibition at D'art Gallery

900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204

Exhibition Dates:   February 27 - March 22, 2020

Gallery Hours: Thursday, Noon to 5pm, Friday, Noon to 9 pm, Saturday, Noon to 5 pm, Sunday, 1 pm to 4 pm. 

It's such a delight to have my series of "Boketto" paintings on exhibit at D'art Gallery along with Lisa Calzavara with her exhibition called "Shadow's Breath".

"Boketto" Exhibition at D'art Gallery

900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204

Opening Reception:  Friday, February 28     5 - 9 pm

Gallery Hours: Thursday, Noon to 5pm, Friday, Noon to 9 pm, Saturday, Noon to 5 pm, Sunday, 1 pm to 4 pm. 

Art is a vehicle for exploring the exterior and interior landscape of our existence on this planet. 

Viewing the world from a meditative practice, I call myself a Contemplative Artist. To me, contemplative art is the product of creative expression rising from the pure joy of creating, grounded in a meditative connection to the radiance and perfection of spirit known only through one’s experience of being fully human. 

During a contemplative experience one does not observe anything specific but rather a feeling emerges from the meditation. Likewise, I choose to create work that does not refer to any specific location or time. I choose instead to invite the viewer into my meditation of my collected emotional responses from residing for forty-seven years in Colorado. 

Each painting lives in its own place and time. It breathes on it’s own, free from a particular association, reflecting back to the viewer a new way of seeing. The painting changes as the viewer breathes in detail, subtleties of shape, and nuance of color. Then the painting breathes back to the viewer. A relationship ensues. 

The painting process begins with heavy application of oil paint with a pallet knife to create texture. After the layer of thick paint dries and hardens, I begin the next layer, painting the contemplated image. Color and texture are the predominate features of my work, especially creating unique hues to reveal a particular mood. After applying untold layers of paint to create unique colors, my interpretation of my heart-centered experience arrives on the canvas. 

I have titled several of the paintings in this exhibition, “Boketto”, a Japanese word for the concept of gazing vacantly into the distance without thinking. Using images that are familiar from the environment to express in a non-verbal manner my life experience, I invite you to gaze, without labels, into my shared contemplation. 

I am delighted to be able to show this body of work that I created over five years at D'art Gallery in Denver's Art District on Santa Fe during the month of March 2020. The gallery space is perfect to exhibit the twelve large paintings.  

Here is the schedule of events for the exhibition:

If you want to stop by the gallery while I'm there, here's a listing of dates I will definitely be at the gallery:

Friday, February 28 

 4 - 9 pm

Saturday, February 29 

 Noon - 4 pm

Sunday, March

1 1 - 4 pm

Friday, March 6 

 Noon - 9 pm

Saturday, March 7 

 Noon - 2 pm

Sunday, March 8 

 1 - 4 pm

Friday, March 13 

 2 - 9 pm

Sunday, March 15 

 1 - 4 pm

Friday, March 20 

 Noon - 9 pm

Saturday, March 21 

 Noon - 5 pm

Sunday, March 22 

 1 - 4 pm

Women's Caucus for Art 30th Anniversary Exhibition

Core New Art Space
6851 W Colfax Ave, Lakewood, Colorado 80214

Exhibition Dates:    1/24/20 - 2/9/20

Opening Reception:  1/24/20        6 - 10 pm

Artists Talk:  1/9/20    3 - 5 pm

The Colorado Chapter of the Women's Caucus for Art is hosting their 30th Anniversary Members Exhibition to honor present and past members of the organization. The WCA is a national organization of women artists interested in recognizing, supporting and promoting women artists, women art teachers, historians, critics, curators, writers, performance artists, and women craft experts. The mission of the WCA is to help educate and engage the public with art and art activism for the betterment of society.

The local chapter of the national organization of the Women's Art Caucus. WCA-CO has currently 63 member women artists working within the Colorado. The chapter of the national WCA has been active since 1990 when board member Catherine Carilli founded the Colorado Chapter after moving to Colorado from Wisconsin where she had been an active member of that chapter. The mission of the group is: 

to create community through art, education, and social activism 

 by supporting women artists 

 by creating leadership opportunities 
by offering exhibition opportunities

"Without art there is little hope, and without women, there is no life."

I am delighted to be part of this exhibition. I am exhibiting "Canyon Falls", oil painting 24" x 18".

"Canyon Falls", 24" x 28 Oil Painting

Here's a photo from the Opening Reception on Friday, February 24:

Many Voices, One Message: Art

D'art Gallery
900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204

Show Dates:  January 3 - 26, 2020

Artists Reception:  Friday, January 10, 2020      5 - 9 pm

Gallery Hours:
Thursday  Noon to 5pm
Fridays     Noon to 9 pm
Saturday   Noon to 5 pm
Sundays    1 pm to 4 pm.

Located at 900 Santa Fe Drive, D’art Gallery hosts the Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe “Collector’s Night” Reception on Friday, January 17 from 6 – 9 pm. The exhibition of work by sixteen D’art Gallery Artists closes on Sunday, January 26.

Many Voices, One Message: Art

The gallery members chose “Many Voices, One Message: Art” for the title of the exhibition to highlight the value D’art Gallery artists place on individual expression and unique media. At this gallery, art appreciators experience many points-of-view from artists using different art materials with a consistency of quality.

The exhibition features sixteen Denver area contemporary artists exhibiting diverse and thought provoking art: Kelly Austin-Rolo, Dan Baumbach, Lisa Calzavara, Lori Dresner, Suzanne Frazier, Susan M Gibbons, Susan Hazaleus, Faith Williams, Ashton Lacy Jones, Tara Kelley-Cruz, Carrie MaKenna, Emily Oldak, Lydia Riegle, Kim Roberts, Gabrielle Shannon, Jean Smith and Vicky Smith.

The work of each participating artist can be viewed at https://dartgallery.org

I am exhibiting two 36" x 36" oil paintings:  "Canyon Creek" and "Creek View"